Download iOS 8.3 IPSW for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch [Direct Links]

After going through several beta versions (a couple of which were offered to the public), Apple has finally released the third major firmware update to iOS 8. That’s right folks! iOS 8.3 is now available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The complete change log and download links are provided after the jump.

iOS 8.3 Supported Devices:

iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6

iPhone 5s

iPhone 5c

iPhone 5

iPhone 4s

iPad Air 2

iPad Air

iPad (4th-gen)

iPad (3rd-gen)

iPad 2

iPad mini 3

iPad mini 2

iPad mini

iPod touch 5G

Being a major firmware version, iOS 8.3 is a fairly meaty update with a new redesigned Emoji Keyboard, as well as the usual performance enhancements and bug fixes. Here’s the complete iOS 8.3 release notes courtesy of Apple:

Improved performance for:

App launch

App responsiveness

Messages

Wi-Fi

Control Center

Safari tabs

3rd-party keyboards

Keyboard shortcuts

Simplified Chinese keyboard

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes

Fixes an issue where you could be continuously prompted for login credentials

Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from Wi-Fi networks

Fixes an issue where hands-free phone calls could become disconnected

Fixes an issue where audio playback could stop working with some bluetooth speakers

Orientation and rotation fixes

Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented rotating back to portrait after having rotated to landscape

Improves performance and stability issues that occurred when rotating the device between portrait and landscape

Fixes an issue where device orientation appeared upside down after pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket

Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented apps from rotating to correct orientation after switching apps in multitasking

Messages fixes

Address issues that caused group messages to sometimes split

Fixes an issue that sometimes removed the ability to forward or delete individual messages

Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented a preview from appearing when taking a photo in Messages

Adds the ability to report junk messages directly from the Messages app

Adds the ability to filter out iMessages that are not sent by your contacts

Family Sharing fixes

Fixes a bug where certain apps would not launch or update on family members’ devices

Fixes a bug that prevented family members from downloading certain free apps

Increased reliability for Ask to Buy notifications

CarPlay fixes

Fixes an issue where Maps could come up as a black screen

Fixes an issue where the UI could be incorrectly rotated

Fixes an issue where the keyboard could appear on the CarPlay screen when it shouldn't

Enterprise fixes

Improves reliability of installing and updating enterprise apps

Corrects the time zone of Calendar events created in IBM Notes

Fixes a problem that could cause web clip icons to become generic after restarting

Improves reliability of saving the password for a web proxy

Exchange out-of-office message can now be edited separately for external replies

Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented an iPad backup from completing with iTunes

Fixes an issue that could cause Podcast downloads to stall when switching from Wi-Fi to cellular networks

Fixes an issue where remaining time on timer would sometimes incorrectly display as 00:00 on Lock screen

Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented adjusting call volume

Fixes an issues that caused the status bar to sometimes appear when it shouldn’t

As you can see, iOS 8.3 does offer a really a long list of improvements and bug fixes. If you are not jailbroken, then you have no reason not to update.

NOTE TO JAILBREAKERS:

If you are on iOS 8.1.2 or lower, then it goes without saying that updating to iOS 8.3 will kill your jailbreak. As expected, Apple was able to plug the exploits that are utilized by TaiG jailbreak. We’ll let you know as soon as an iOS 8.3 jailbreak becomes available.

You can update to iOS 8.3 via OTA (Settings > General > Software Update) or you can download the iOS 8.3 IPSW using the links below for a fresh install.